- Saul was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty two years over Israel.
- Now Saul chose for himself 3,000 men of Israel, of which 2,000 were with Saul in Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, while 1,000 were with Jonathan at Gibeah of Benjamin. But he sent away the rest of the people, each to his tent.
- Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it Then Saul blew the trumpet throughout the land, saying, "Let the Hebrews hear."
- All Israel heard the news that Saul had smitten the garrison of the Philistines, and also that Israel had become odious to the Philistines. The people were then summoned to Saul at Gilgal.
- Now the Philistines assembled to fight with Israel, 30,000 chariots and 6,000 horsemen, and people like the sand which is on the seashore in abundance; and they came up and camped in Michmash, east of Beth-aven.
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- 扫罗登基年四十岁。作以色列王二年的时候,
- 就从以色列中拣选了三千人,二千跟随扫罗在密抹和伯特利山,一千跟随约拿单在便雅悯的基比亚。其馀的人扫罗都打发各回各家去了。
- 约拿单攻击迦巴,非利士人的防营,非利士人听见了。扫罗就在遍地吹角,意思说,要使希伯来人听见。
- 以色列众人听见扫罗攻击非利士人的防营,又听见以色列人为非利士人所憎恶,就跟随扫罗聚集在吉甲。
- 非利士人聚集,要与以色列人争战,有车三万辆,马兵六千,步兵像海边的沙那样多,就上来在伯亚文东边的密抹安营。
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